Making your own Photo Transfer fabric for use in an inkjet printer is time-consuming but more economical than commercially prepared sheets if you are doing a large amount. One bottle of Bubble Jet Set and Bubble Jet Rinse will prepare 40 – 60 fabric sheets for printing. Use quality fabric (choose 200 thread count Pima cotton or…
Prairie points are squares that have been folded into triangles. They are inserted into seams to serve as a decorative effect. Prairie points made with half square triangle blocks can produce an unusual decorative effect. Experiment with two-color squares with a seam in the middle or slightly off to one side for different effects, too.Be…
Quilt Panels can make clever quilts – here is a tutorial with lots of suggestions and ideas. Has this ever happened to you? You walk into a quilt shop and see the most wonderful panel. Maybe it’s a great cheater print, a large-scale repeat, or just the perfect panel you need to make a baby…
How do you choose the best quality fabric for your quilt? Quilt shops, magazines, and patterns will tell you to choose quilt shop quality fabric, but what does that mean exactly? To understand what “quilt shop quality” fabric is, we have to go back to the beginning. Before cotton cloth is printed at the mill,…
This is a Quilted Halloween Story. It was a dark and stormy night. smiled to herself as she thought of the cliché and hugged Joseph’s coat a little tighter around her. It was an old purple coat he had found abandoned in a trash can earlier this winter and had given to her along with…
Your new sewing machine will be your new best friend. Here is a list of questions that will help you choose the one that is just right for you. First, take some time to think about how you will use your machine. Determine the type of sewing you will do (garments, quilting, heavy-duty, embroidery, lace,…
Quilters use a secret language all their own! Here are some definitions to help you translate quilting language. All the lingo demystified. Page One: Terms A – CPage Two: Terms D – OPage Three: Terms P – Z Quilting Terms P – Z Paper piecing — See Foundation Paper Piecing Patchwork: an older term, still used…
Quilters use a secret language all their own! Here are some definitions to help you translate quilting language. Page One: Terms A – CPage Two: Terms D – OPage Three: Terms P – Z Quilting Terms D – P Determining Fabric TypeIf someone gives you an unknown fabric or batting, there are two methods to…
Quilters use a secret language all their own! Here are some definitions to help you translate quilting language. Page One: Terms A – CPage Two: Terms D – PPage Three: Terms Q – Z Acronyms used by quilters BDNQ = Bad Day, Not Quilting BOM = Block of the Month BSK = Basic Sewing Kit…
Unleashing your own creativity to createa quilt design that represents your unique style Human beings are born with the ability to imagine. We can daydream, we can pretend, we can wish. We have the unique ability to be able to envision the path we need to take to make our wish into reality. This is…
